Live Piracy & Armed Robbery Report 2018

Live Piracy & Armed Robbery Report 2018

id

1559

date time

2018-02-11

Attack Number:

024-18

Date:

Type of Vessel :

Bulk Carrier

Attack Posn Map :

Location detail:

Diamond Harbour Anchorage, Kolkata

Narrations:

09.02.2018: 1930 UTC: Posn: 22:11.56N – 088:09.59E, Diamond Harbour Anchorage, Kolkata, India.
Duty AB on routine rounds onboard an anchored bulk carrier heard an unusual sound coming from the anchor chain. Upon checking, he noticed one robber climbing the anchor chain. He also saw two more persons waiting in a small boat. The duty AB shouted at the robber resulting in the robber aborting the climb and escaping.